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Municipal
Corporation of the City of Nelson
City Hall, #101-310 Ward Street,
Nelson, BC V1L 5S4
Phone: (250) 352-5511
Fax: (250) 352-2131 Website https://www.nelson.ca/
Services provided include: City fire hall, police, parks & Cemetery, electrical utility, water utility, civic centre, library, sewage treatment plant, transit, city building inspection, business licenses, city airport, etc.
Nelson Municipal Library
602 Stanley Street,
Nelson, BC V1L 1N4
Phone: (250) 352-6333
Nelson City Police
606 Stanley Street
Nelson, BC V1L 1N4
Phone: non-emergency (250) 352-3919
Nelson Fire and Rescue
919 Ward Street
Nelson, BC
Phone: non-emergency (250) 352-3103
Business Licences
310 Ward Street
Nelson, BC V1L 5S4
Phone:(250) 352-8260
Regional
Regional District of Central Kootenay
Box 590, 202 Lakeside Drive
Nelson, BC V1L 5R4
Phone: (250) 352-6665 or 1-800-268-7325
Fax: (250) 352-9300 Website: www.rdck.bc.ca
Provides local government to the rural areas E & F. Includes: building inspection, planning, fire protection, refuse disposal and recycling, transit, water systems, hospital and Economic Development.
Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce
91 Baker Street
Nelson, BC V1L 4G8
Phone: (250) 352-3433
Fax: (250) 352-6355
E-mail: info@discovernelson.com
Website: www.discovernelson.com
Community Futures Development Corp. of Central Kootenays
#201, 514 Vernon Street
Nelson, BC V1L 4E7
Phone: (250) 352-1933
Fax: (250) 352-5926
E-mail: cfdcck@futures.bc.ca
Website: www.futures.bc.ca
Kootenay Rockies Tourism
Box 10, 1905 Warren Ave.
Kimberley, BC V1A 2Y5
Phone: (250) 427-4838
Fax: (250) 427-3344
E-mail: info@kootenayrockies.com
Website: www.kootenayrockies.com
Communication
Nelson Daily News
Phone: 250-352-3552
Kootenay Weekly Express
Phone: 250-354-3910
Kootenay Business Magazine
(Koocanusa Publications)
Phone: 250-426-7253
Fax: 250-426-4125
Pennywise (weekly)
Phone: 250-352-6314 or 1-800-663-4619
Website: www.pennywiseads.com
Nelson Star (weekly)
Phone: 250-352-1890
Website: Nelson Star
RADIO
Kootenay Broadcasting System (KBS)
Phone: 250-352-5510
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Phone: 250-352-1642
Kootenay Co-op Radio
Phone: 250-352-9600 or 352-9653
Mountain FM
Phone:250-365-7600
TELEVISION
Canadian Broadcasting System (CBC)
Phone: 250-352-1626
Global TV
Phone: 250-352-6068
Shaw Cable (Community Television)
Phone: 250-354-4200
Provincial & Federal
Michelle Mungall, MLA
204 – 402 Baker Street
Nelson BC V1L 4H8
Phone: (250) 354-5944
Alex Atamanenko, MP
337 Columbia Ave
Castlegar BC V1L 4H8
Phone: (250) 365-2792
Service B.C.
310 Ward Street
Nelson, BC V1L 5S4
Phone: (250) 354-6104
Fax: (250) 354-6102
Service Canada Employment Services
333 Victoria Street
Nelson, BC V1L 4K3
Phone: (250) 352-3155
Fax: (250) 354-5170
Employment Standard
310 Ward Street
Nelson, BC V1L 5S4
Phone:(250) 354-6550
Ministry of Environmnet
401-333 Victoria Street
Nelson, BC V1L 4K3
Phone:(250) 354-6333
Worksafe BC
524 Kootenay Street
Nelson, BC V1L 6B4
Phone:(250) 354-5700
Consumer Taxation Branch
310 Ward Street
Nelson, BC V1L 5S4
Phone:1-877-388-4440
BC Assessment Authority
Phone: 250-352-5581
Accommodation & Real Estate Services (formally BC Buildings Corporation)
Phone: 250-952-8500
Kootenay Regional Geologist
Phone: 250-426-1658
Kootenay Lake Forests District Office
Phone: 250-825-1100
Interior Health
Community Care Services: 250-352-1401
Health Unit:250-505-7200
West Kootenay District Highways Office
Phone: 250-354-6521
Driver Licensing Inquiries
Phone: 1-800-950-1498
Regional Court Registry
Phone: 250-354-6165
Social Services & Housing
Phone: 250-354-6488
FINANCE & INVESTMENT
Bank of Montreal
Phone: 250-352-5321
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Phone: 250-352-8700
Royal Bank of Canada
Phone: 250-354-4111
Scotia Bank
Phone: 250-354-5590
Kootenay Savings Credit Union
Phone: 250-359-7221
Nelson & District Credit Union
Phone: 250-352-7207
